Elf Emperor, professional vase

Chapter 41

The first batch of performance costumes arrived before Meng Wen'an.

Compared with the costumes they had prepared before, this new batch was obviously much more refined.

For musicals, the costumes of the actors are also a top priority.

Costumes serve people, and on the stage of musicals, costumes serve the characters.

To put it simply, the costume style of the musical is a combination of abstraction and concreteness.

Abstract refers to the character's personality, characteristics, background, etc., while concrete refers to the shape, color, etc. of clothing.

If the audience who comes to watch the musical has no understanding of the characters and plots in the play before, then the actors' costumes will give the audience the most intuitive impression.

For example, if an actor's clothes are in warm colors such as red, many people will subconsciously think that the character may be passionate, sunny, and positive. If the clothes are in cool colors, they will think that the character is calm, rational, etc. wait.

In different historical periods, the characteristics of costumes are also different. Based on this, the audience can quickly judge the era in which the plot takes place.

In addition, performance costumes are also different from ordinary clothes in terms of material and shape. They are more exaggerated and made of more special materials than ordinary clothes.

Moreover, it must be easy to put on and take off, because the costumes of the characters in the scene must also change with the different scenes.

"Phantom of the Opera" is more complicated. One of the protagonists in "Phantom of the Opera" is an opera singer, so the opening scene is an opera, and the subsequent plot is closely related to the opera in which the protagonist stars.

It can be called a play within a musical.

Therefore, many times, the actors in the main roles need to complete the cross-dressing on the stage, so it is very important to use one suit for multiple purposes and disassemble the parts.

For example, the upper part and the lower part of the skirt are separated, and when changing clothes, covering them is used to weaken the features of the original top. After that, the new skirt only needs to be fixed on the actor's waist.

Compared with men's clothing, the clothing of female characters, especially the heroine, is more eye-catching.

It is the same now.

After the costumes were delivered, everyone in the troupe couldn't help but watch.

Su Bai was naturally pulled over by Yu Qin, "Oh, let's go and have a look! And you have to try on clothes. What if they don't fit?"

Su Bai was a little helpless, "There must be a certain amount of room left in the performance clothes. Unless they are children's clothes, I can fit them in anyway."

However, what Su Bai didn't expect was that the makeup artist responsible for the makeup this time was actually an old acquaintance of his.

"We meet again!" Ying Jiatong greeted Su Bai and Yu Qin with a smile.

When he was on the set of "Smoke on the Desert", it was Ying Jiatong who was in charge of his makeup.

"Did you get a new makeup case?" Su Bai's eyes immediately fell on the makeup case in her hand. Compared with the previous one, the new one was almost twice as big!

"I added some new things." Ying Jiatong patted his box, "And I'm here to learn this time."

Su Bai was confused, "Study?"

"Yes." Ying Jiatong nodded, "A teacher who is particularly good at special effects makeup will also come."

Su Bai suddenly understood.

"Today is just a fitting trial, and adjustments will be made based on the stage effect." Ying Jiatong smiled and looked at Yu Qin aside, "Phantom's makeup is more troublesome."

Su Bai sat on the chair, and Ying Jiatong gathered Su Bai's hair, "The hair you had added before was not cut yet, but it is much more convenient now."

Because she already had experience applying makeup to Su Bai before, Ying Jiatong was even more comfortable this time.

Su Bai's appearance was extremely outstanding, with soft lines, and Ying Jiatong used some modifications to make his face look more like a girl.

After a long wait, Su Bai finally heard Ying Jiatong's voice, "Okay."

He breathed a sigh of relief and opened his eyes. The next moment, he was startled by the unfamiliar self in the mirror.

But after careful observation, Su Bai quickly found a trace of familiarity in the unfamiliar face.

Ying Jiatong stood behind Su Bai, looking at the person in the mirror with pride, "Believe me, Xiao Bai, everyone will be surprised."

Su Bai lowered his eyes, seeming a little shy because of Ying Jiatong's praise.

The heroine Christine in the play is beautiful and kind-hearted, with pure eyes and a sweet smile, just like Su Bai at this time.

"Oh my God!" Ying Jiatong couldn't help but cover her chest, as if she had been hit.

She couldn't help but joke, "I feel like I'm going to be broken by you."

Su Bai coughed slightly, "It's because your makeup skills are so good."

Even Su Bai himself could hardly find any shortcomings.

After putting on makeup, Su Bai was pushed into the fitting room by Yu Qin.

Su Bai wanted to roll his eyes, "Why are you so excited?"

Yu Qin touched his nose and said, "Then we are curious."

Su Bai glanced at him and closed the door with a bang.

Yu Qin almost got a dusting on his nose, but it was obvious that he didn't mind much.

Probably because Yu Qin was pacing too frequently outside the dressing room, the familiar troupe members joked, "I mean Yu Qin, do you know what you look like now?"

"What's it like?" Yu Qin stopped curiously.

"I want to wait for the baby's father outside the delivery room! Hahahaha!"

Yu Qin:......

"Not to mention, it's really similar."

"Isn't Christine also with Viscount Raul in the show? Is this a link between the show and the outside?"

Just as everyone was joking, a deep magnetic voice came, "Sorry, I'm late."

Everyone turned their heads, and the next moment, there was a sound of tables and chairs falling to the ground. The members of the troupe who were still joking with Yu Qin suddenly swarmed in front of Meng Wen'an.

"Teacher Meng!"

"Hello, Teacher Meng! I'm a big fan of yours! I like your movies very much!"

"Ahhh! It's really Teacher Meng, remember! I finally saw a living one!"

"What are you talking about? What does it mean to finally see a living person?"

"I was so excited when I found out that the person Xiaobai invited was Teacher Meng!"

"Teacher Meng, can you sign your name?"

"Teacher Meng, can we take a photo with you?"

Facing the enthusiastic troupe members, Meng Wen'an smiled slightly and said, "I will stay in the troupe for a long time, so I will trouble you all.

"Don't disturb, don't disturb!"

"How can this be called disturbing? This is called guidance!"

"Ah, ah, I really can't believe it. I actually have the opportunity to perform on the same stage as Teacher Meng!"

"I only have one feeling now, I have no regrets in this life!"

After dealing with the enthusiastic bureau members, Meng Wen'an raised his hand to knock on the door of the fitting room.

After raising his hand halfway, Meng Wen'an lowered his head to check his clothes and smoothed out the invisible wrinkles.

"Bang bang bang-"

When the knock on the door rang, Su Bai was "fighting" with the pile of clothes. Because they were specially made stage clothes, they were different from ordinary clothes. Su Bai was a little entangled.

When he heard the knock on the door, Su Bai thought the person outside the door was Yu Qin, and said angrily, "Don't rush me, hurry up!"

Outside the door, Meng Wen'an chuckled lightly, "Abai, it's me."

When he heard Meng Wen'an's voice, Su Bai was holding a skirt and studying how to match it with other accessories. At that moment, Su Bai thought he was hallucinating.

Until Meng Wen'an's voice sounded again, "Abai? Are you listening?"

"I'm here!" Su Bai shouted, and the panic inside could be clearly heard.

The moment Su Bai held the door handle, he suddenly realized that the person standing outside the door was Meng Wen'an.

I don't know why, but an indescribable shame came to my heart.

Su Bai didn't quite understand why. He was open and honest in front of Yu Qin and other members of the troupe, and he didn't feel the slightest bit of shame.

But time no longer allowed Su Bai to think too much.

After hesitating for a moment, he carefully opened the door and stuck his head out, "Brother Meng?"

After seeing Su Bai's appearance clearly, Meng Wen'an felt that his breathing had stopped for a moment.

Strange and familiar.

It's obviously the same face, but under the skillful hands of the makeup artist, it shows two completely opposite temperaments.

However, when Su Bai spoke, the sense of alienation was instantly broken. Meng Wen'an smiled and rubbed Su Bai's head, "Well, it's me."

After saying that, Meng Wen'an looked down and said pointedly, "Do you need my help?"

Su Bai suddenly became confused.

The heroine Christine had several outfits, and he was sure to try them on one by one, but the various hidden button decorations on the clothes made him a little unsure.

After hesitating for a while, Su Bai nodded, "Then trouble Brother Meng."

"No, it's not troublesome at all."

After the door of the fitting room was closed, Yu Qin couldn't help but folded his arms, "I always feel like there's something weird."

It was difficult for Yu Qin to explain the feeling clearly for a while. He always felt that something was different in his memory, but it seemed that nothing had changed.

After all, in Yu Qin's memory, the relationship between Meng Wen'an and Su Bai had always been closer than others.

In the fitting room, Meng Wen'an took a skirt and said, "This is the costume from the opera "The Mute Servant"."

"The Mute" is also one of the plays within the play of the musical "Phantom of the Opera".

In the one-act opera "The Dumb Servant", the heroine Christine will play the role of a boy disguised as a girl who has an affair with a nobleman.

Su Bai needs to wear two layers of clothing, the outer one is a maid's outfit, and the inner one is a rococo men's outfit.

Meng Wen'an fixed the outermost maid's skirt on Su Bai's waist, and carefully fixed Su Bai's hat. A maid who could look real and fake suddenly appeared in front of Meng Wen'an.

In "The Mute Servant", a play within a play, Su Bai's dance skirt and hat will be torn off by the countess on the stage, completing the transformation from maid to teenage lover.

Meng Wen'an took a step back, and after a long time, sighed, "I suddenly feel jealous of the Countess."

As soon as the words came out, Meng Wen'an's expression changed slightly. Before Su Bai could react, he immediately added, "To have such a beautiful person——"

"Teenage Lovers."

To cover up his sudden and inappropriate jealousy.

It's really strange, Meng Wen'an thought to himself, why should I be jealous of a character in a musical?

After trying on several other stage costumes and making sure there was nothing inappropriate, Su Bai breathed a sigh of relief.

The time given to them to prepare is too short. It would be better if everything goes smoothly.

Just when Su Bai was rejoicing, Meng Wen'an had already opened the door of the fitting room and said in an aria-sounding tone, "Now, let's invite our Christine to appear."

His voice was deep, exaggerated and magnetic.

Su Bai:......

He wants to hit someone now!

When the door of the fitting room was opened, almost everyone gathered around.

They were all curious about what the heroine dressed as a woman looked like.

People in the troupe were already familiar with Su Bai's almost flawless face. Although they could imagine that it wouldn't be difficult to see him disguised as a woman, they were still curious about the final effect.

"Holy shit! Is this Xiaobai?!"

"Oh my God!"

"If I weren't sure that the people inside were Teacher Meng and Xiao Bai, I would have suspected that there was another person inside!"

The troupe members surrounded Su Bai, their eyes full of emotion and surprise.

"I guessed that Xiaobai's dressing up as a woman would be very effective, but I didn't expect it to be so... so..."

"So beautiful!"

"But actually, if you look carefully, you can still recognize it as Xiao Bai."

"Oh my god, Xiaobai, I think I'm going to be obsessed with you!"

The members of the troupe were chattering around Su Bai and Meng Wen'an. Suddenly, someone shouted, "The troupe leader is here!"

Leader? Si Zhuo?

Meng Wenan's heart skipped a beat.

Si Zhuo walked through the passage that everyone gave way to and came to Su Bai and Meng Wen'an.

The moment he saw Su Bai, Si Zhuo's eyes were filled with unabashed surprise, "It seems that we can look forward to the rehearsal later."

After saying that, Si Zhuo looked at Meng Wen'an who was standing aside, "Brother, you are indeed here."

Brother?

The troupe members, Su Bai and Yu Qin pricked up their ears at the same time.

Meng Wen'an coughed, glanced at Su Bai, and said to Si Zhuo, "Junior brother, long time no see."

Su Bai's eyes turned between Meng Wen'an and Si Zhuo, "Captain, have you known Brother Meng before?"

"Yes." Si Zhuo nodded, raised the corners of his lips, and said slowly under Meng Wen'an's warning gaze, "I used to be in the same theater troupe with my senior brother, and we have collaborated in many musicals."

Su Bai:?

What Meng Wen'an said before immediately came to his mind.

He hesitated and said, "Brother Meng, didn't you say before that you wanted to give it a try because you've never acted before?"

Si Zhuo folded his arms, looking like he was watching a good show.

Meng Wen'an:...